We are so unready to face mobilization to get on war footing right now. We cannot mobilize the industrial base, we cannot assure the reliability of the supply chains, there is no ready work force or technical personnel to step in and keep the machinery working, and worst of all, there is no will or authorization from the government to do diddly to overcome these limitations.
The “new residents” pouring over the southern (and now Canadian) border bring none of these skills or support for reconstruction of the infrastructure needed.
We are so screwed.
> We are so unready to face mobilization to get on war footing right now. We cannot mobilize the industrial base… <
I grew up a few miles from a huge steel mill. That mill rolled battleship armor in WW2. The mill is gone now, and much of the site sits empty. But there is a dollar store and a car wash at one end.
So if we need lots of steel, and fast, we’re in trouble. But if we need cheap Chinese junk and clean cars I think we’ll be okay.
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The “new residents” pouring over the southern (and now Canadian) border bring none of these skills
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But they’d be great for low end assembly manufacturing. If only there was some.
China has 200 shipbuilding locations...